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Criminal record
Series
Identifier:SAS 1530
Scope and Contents
Contains records of cases involving criminals who served time at the Ohio Penitentiary. Each handwritten entry includes date, name of accused, crime, narrative description of case, court costs, county, and sentence imposed. Also includes records from Brotherton, Kooken, and Company, 1833-1840. James Kooken was the prison's first warden (1815-1822).
Dates: 1815-1818
Found in: Ohio History Connection
Daily registers
Series
Identifier:SAS 5324
Scope and Contents These records consist of four volumes of daily reports which include the reasons for loss and gain of all the population. Entries concerning the inmates show number present, number absent (with or without leave, parole), and total number on rolls. Entries concerning the staff include the number on duty, number absent and the number of each gender on the rolls. Meals served from the general kitchen include the type of food served for each meal. 1941 (BV19,455) 1942 (BV19,456) 1943 (BV19,457)...
Dates: 1941-1945
Found in: Ohio History Connection
Deputy warden's directory of inmate admissions
Series
Identifier:SAS 1531
Scope and Contents
Lists admissions to the penitentiary. Each entry includes inmate's serial number, name, length of term, age, whether or not a tobacco user, physical condition, occupation, date received, county of residence, crime, date of expiration of full term, date of expiration of short term, discharge date, and remarks.
Dates: 1870-1907
Found in: Ohio History Connection
Discharge records and applications for restoration of citizenship
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier:SAS 836
Scope and Contents Contains records of discharges and applications for restoration of citizenship from former prisoners. Each discharge record includes date, prisoner's name, court of sentencing, date of sentencing, length of sentence, number of previous terms of imprisonment, etc. Each application for restoration of citizenship includes convict's name, date of sentencing, court of sentencing, crime committed, length of sentence, place of residence, amount of time since discharge, signatures of witnesses to...
Dates: 1896-1936
Found in: Ohio History Connection
Duplicate register of prisoners received and discharged
Series
Identifier:SAS 1660
Scope and Contents
Contains records of prisoners received and discharged. Each receipt entry includes date, receipt number, name, serial number, length of prison term, county of residence, and remarks. Each discharge entry includes date, discharge number, serial number, county of residence, and reason for discharge.
Dates: 1930-1936
Found in: Ohio History Connection
First hearing register
Series
Identifier:SAS 1545
Scope and Contents
Contains records of prisoners' first hearings. Each record includes prisoner's number, name, date received, and term served.
Dates: 1967-1989
Found in: Ohio History Connection
Frank Barger bertillon card [graphic]
Collection — Envelope SC 5863: [Barcode: 34072002123486]
Identifier:AV 6738
Content Description
Bertillon card of Frank Barger who was imprisoned in the Ohio Penitentiary for larceny. On the front of the card are profile and head shots of Mr. Barger. On the back is a detailed physical description. He was received at the Penitentiary on June 6, 1902 and discharged on July 25, 1904.
Dates: 1902-1904
Found in: Ohio History Connection
George U. Marvin correspondence
Collection — Folder VFM 4742: [Barcode: 34072003139648]
Identifier:MSS 7091
Scope and Contents
Letter on Ohio Penitentiary letterhead from George U. Marvin, Secretary, Board of managers, to Leonard Ortman, Clerk of Courts in Sandusky, Ohio regarding the case of inmate Nathan Aaron.
Dates: 1910 January 5
Found in: Ohio History Connection
Historical conduct record
Series
Identifier:SAS 219
Scope and Contents In addition to a record of the number of days of "good time" a prisoner earned, this record contains information on prisoner's admission, family background, and personal characteristics on a separate page for each prisoner. Admission data includes date received, length of sentence, court, and county. Family background includes parents' ages and birthplaces, marital status, occupations, habits, religion, pecuniary condition, and whether prisoner was raised at home or elsewhere, and the...
Dates: 1913-1914
Found in: Ohio History Connection
Index to register of prisoners
Series
Identifier:SAS 2692
Scope and Contents
Contains index to prisoners. Each entry includes prisoner's name, serial number, and county of residence. 1913-1957 (BV7729) 1936-1940 (BV7086) 1957-1973 (BV19,906)
Dates: 1913-1973
Found in: Ohio History Connection
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More about 'Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio)'
Name Forms
Also known by the following names:
- Ohio. Department of Public Welfare. Penitentiary
- Ohio. Penitentiary
- Ohio State Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio)
Related Names
- Fornshell, Marvin E. (Associative with Related)
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